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We continue to cover Severe Weather Awareness Week in Minnesota. Today’s subject is floods. While flooding isn’t an issue at this time, Jim Kaiser, warning coordinating meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, says flooding can occur quickly after a heavy rain. Thursday’s focus will be on tornadoes…and a reminder that Minnesota’s statewide…
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New information is available about the death of an inmate at the Northwest Regional Correction Center in Crookston. Back on February14, an inmate was found unresponsive in his cell. The man had been arrested for a DWI in Norman County. The final autopsy reports show the man’s death was a suicide by hanging.
Norman County Emergency Management Director Garry Johanson says gaps in weather radar coverage can mean communities don’t get adequate warning of an approaching storm. He says a new radar installed in Wendell, Minnesota, recently spotted something the Grand Forks radar didn’t. Johanson says he and other emergency management directors in Minnesota will approach the State…
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Voters in the Ulen-Hitterdal School District are encouraged to attend an open house Wednesday night about next week’s referendum election. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Ted Critchley has details on the open house. Critchley talks about what’s on the referendum ballot. Once again, Wednesday night’s open house is from 6:30 to 7:30pm at the Ulen-Hitterdal School.
Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A motion hearing has been scheduled for April 24 in the case of Angie Leiting versus the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home and Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens. That motion hearing will cover motions for a dismissal of the case, a summary judgment…
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HILLSBORO, ND—Monday’s Hillsboro City Commission meeting included an update on the city’s swimming pool. Hillsboro City Auditor Casey Eggermont tells us what areas of the pool need work. Eggermont says the City Commission also set a date for this year’s Cleanup Week. The Hillsboro City Commission did approve a bid from Simon’s Lawncare to handle…
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There’s not much time left for Traill County residents to file for an elected office. Anyone interested in running for a local city, county or school board race must have their paperwork filed by 4pm on Monday, April 8.
Three farmers in the Mahnomen area will be receiving grants from the Rural Energy for America program for renewable energy projects. Dean Walz will receive $70,600 to buy and install a 40 kilowatt solar array for his dairy farm. Patrick Noll will receive a $75,526 grant to buy and install an energy efficient grain dryer…
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Each year, the Norman County Soybean and Corn Growers awards $500 scholarships to two high school seniors who are planning to study agriculture in college. Corey Hanson, president of the Norman County Soybean and Corn Growers, names this year’s winners. Hanson says this is the 11th year the Soybean and Corn Growers has given out…
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A man from Fertile who was on trial for attempted murder and assault has been acquitted of all charges. 29-year-old Oliver Berhow was accused regarding a November 2021 shooting in Oklee. Berhow was alleged to have shot Cody Landrus after Landrus confronted him with a baseball bat. Landrus survived, despite being shot in the head. …
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